Designed for writing programs that need to be in accordance with embedded systems and other small environments, Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) has minimal resource requirements. For the kinds of people who will be writing embedded applications in Java - programmers with experience either in other Java environments or with other embedded systems environments - this is an excellent way of conveying information. You can read this book, like all books in short, from front to back in an effort to become familiar with its eponymous technology. More often, though, you will find certain aspects of J2ME (particular graphical user interface elements, for example, or over-the-air provisioning of MIDlet suites) and read Topley's prose explanations and sample code described. In addition to the API reference is described, this book holds a wealth of information about graphical user interface (GUI) for small devices, special consideration designing applications for wireless environments, Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) and MIDlets.